Introduction and Context The psychology of lying is interesting because everyone, at some point, engages in lying. The recipients of these works are the students and the teaching community. The purpose of this work is to explore the compelling reasons that drive people to lie. Unlike other phenomena, lying is a relatively ancient phenomenon that exists throughout the world. This habit of lying has been around for centuries, and people find ways to lie about different things based on an expected subjective outcome of the lying party. As lying has developed over many years, it has become a functional part of the social system and the lives of many people. The main challenge with lying is that it has a way of catching up with a person. When the person lying is exposed, they experience a high level of guilt and shame that can ripple for several years if it is not addressed. In contrast, people who notice that an individual is lying or has lied to them tend to have a misperception about the lying person (Von Hippel & Trivers, 2011). Society starts avoiding this person because they are not sure when they are told the truth or lies. The impact of lies is primarily on trust because people tend to devalue and treat people who lie with suspicion. People tend to lie in many situations. For example, people lie for a living, at work, to their friends as a way to attract and retain them. Although lying is a highly condemned art in the social context, the defunct nature of this social context sets the stage for individuals to continue lying and thus an act in which all humans take part, in one way or another. Reasons That Make People LieFirst, people lie out of fear. People experience fear in different ways and at diff...... half of article ......ity Press.Firestone, L. (2013). Why we lie and how to stop. Psychology today. Retrieved from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/compassion-matters/201309/why-we-lie-and-how-stopGrøn, A. (2008). Religion and (in)humanity. Florida Philosophical Review, 8(1), 1-215.Lickerman, A. (2010). Because we lie. Psychology today. Retrieved from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/happiness-in-world/201003/why-we-lieMcCarthy, Jenna. (2014). The truth about lies. Retrieved from http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/life-strategies/truth-about-lying-00000000012669/index.htmlMiller, A. G. (2004). The social psychology of good and evil. New York: Guilford Press.Tavris, C. & Aronson, E. (2007). The Chronicle of Higher Education. Washington DC.: Island Press. Von Hippel, W., & Trivers, R. (2011). The evolution and psychology of self-deception. Behavioral and brain sciences, 34, 1-56.